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tro·pho·blast

(trō′fə-blăst′)
n.
The outermost layer of cells of the mammalian blastocyst that attaches the fertilized ovum to the uterine wall and serves as a nutritive pathway for the embryo.
tro′pho·blas′tic adj.
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Adj. 1. trophoblastic - of or relating to the trophoblast; "trophoblastic cancer"
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Medics told the shocked couple that Tammie had choriocarcinoma, a type of persistent trophoblastic, very rare pregnancy-related tumours.
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The histotypes include seminoma, embryonal carcinoma, yolk sac tumor, trophoblastic tumors, teratoma, mixed germ cell tumor, and regressed germ cell tumor.
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Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) is a spectrum of disorders extending from premalignant conditions of hydatidiform mole, which can be further classified into partial (PHM) and complete (CHM) hydatidiform mole, to malignant conditions including invasive mole, choriocarcinoma, and placental site trophoblastic tumor (PSTT).
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital: Prevalence, Risk Factors, Histological Features, Sonographic Findings, and Outcomes
Aspirator was used carefully to avoid irritating the corpus uteri and clean the abdomen to prevent postoperative adhesions and trophoblastic implants.
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(2) It arises from malignant placental B-hCG secreting trophoblastic cells and typically occurs in the setting of a molar pregnancy.
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Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN), also known as gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD), can occur when tumors develop in the cells that would normally form the placenta during pregnancy.
Guidelines Issued for Rare Cancers
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has issued its first-ever clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN), a rare, serious complication of pregnancy that can often be cured, but can have devastating consequences if mismanaged or if treatment is needlessly delayed.
First gestational trophoblastic neoplasia guidelines published
Placental site trophoblastic tumor (PSTT) constitutes about 1-2% of all trophoblastic tumors.
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